The biggest mining companies in the World in 2021
The graphic takes a look at the world’s largest mining companies by market capitalization and the metals they produce.
The graphic takes a look at the world’s largest mining companies by market capitalization and the metals they produce.
French researchers will start extracting rare earths, cobalt, copper, and nickel from slag heaps in Finland and New Caledonia.
Three big battery chemicals plants are set to come on line in coming months, while Germany's BASF is part of a pilot project to blend feeds used by battery makers.
The lithium market is expected to see shortages as early as 2022.
The covid-19 pandemic increased the level of cyber risk because it pushed miners to quickly restructure the way they operate, as the need for systems that support remote working and automation became urgent.
New report says while copper bulls have been facing “a crisis of confidence”, fundamentals “have been quietly tightening” setting up return to record prices in the near future.
Moscow has been trying to protect its defense and construction industries from further growth in raw materials costs as metals prices rise at a global level.
Battery packs combining sodium-ion and lithium-ion cells could point towards compromise in performance for low-cost EVs, with the potential to disrupt the mass market, WoodMac says.
BMO Capital Markets this week made some changes to its metals and mining outlook for H2 2021, raising expectations pretty much across the board.
China’s Jiangxi Copper had been speculated as a potential suitor for minority interests in First Quantum’s Kansanshi and Sentinel mines.